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even late yesterday mitch mcconnell in harry reid during negotiations over this. harry could force this on the senate by a majority vote instead of two thirds because he's already had 67 to change the rule. but if it does, democrats will rule the day when they impose those because they will find out by so many who have never been in the minority since two thick selection sweeps by the democrat will find out the pictures turned this thing thing into the house and its leaders can jam through -- parties can jam through anything they
even late yesterday mitch mcconnell in harry reid during negotiations over this. harry could force this on the senate by a majority vote instead of two thirds because he's already had 67 to change the rule. but if it does, democrats will rule the day when they impose those because they will find out by so many who have never been in the minority since two thick selection sweeps by the democrat will find out the pictures turned this thing thing into the house and its leaders can jam through --...
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so jack lew came to harry reid and said, here's our suggestion. do a sequestration. harry reid rejected it initially. jack lex said, what if we do half of it in defense spending? so an automatic across-the-board cut if we can't find a way to reduce spending in other ways we'll do an across-the-board cut with half of it in defense and the other half of it from other parts of the budget. harry reid agreed with jack le w, the president's chief of staff, so then it came to the senate and went to the house where we begrudgingly agreed. we didn't want to see this. i don't think the white house wanted to see sequestration as well. but this plan that was put in place, the house, the senate and the white house all agreed to was to find some way to reduce spending by $1.2 trillion in long-term spending. the first option was the select committee, the supercommittee, as it was called. it obviously failed in its task. shortly after that, the house of representatives said that the select committee has failed in this task. we cannot have sequestration, and so in may of last year, t
so jack lew came to harry reid and said, here's our suggestion. do a sequestration. harry reid rejected it initially. jack lex said, what if we do half of it in defense spending? so an automatic across-the-board cut if we can't find a way to reduce spending in other ways we'll do an across-the-board cut with half of it in defense and the other half of it from other parts of the budget. harry reid agreed with jack le w, the president's chief of staff, so then it came to the senate and went to...
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harry reid, the majority leader, none. if there's a problem, i suggest it's on both sides. >> thank you, senator sessions. the president made it clear he will work with us on the law to make it better but he's not going to repile or not fund et. >> no he hasn't. >> thank you, madam chair. just for the witnesses, i want to start with a couple of what i think are simple questions, maybe they won't be quite socism but if i could get each of you to answer them quickly, regardless of the magnitude of would a government shutdown under current circumstances be harmful to the economy? >> yes. obviously the longer the shut down ensue thegs greater the damage. >> yes. >> yes. but if you look at the chart that was up there a moment ago you see the uncertainty goes up and comes down again very quickly so if it's a short period the damage will be slight, if if it's a long period, the damage will be serious. >> you've all end kated, again, you can argue about the magnitude of the harm but that a shutdown under current serks would be har
harry reid, the majority leader, none. if there's a problem, i suggest it's on both sides. >> thank you, senator sessions. the president made it clear he will work with us on the law to make it better but he's not going to repile or not fund et. >> no he hasn't. >> thank you, madam chair. just for the witnesses, i want to start with a couple of what i think are simple questions, maybe they won't be quite socism but if i could get each of you to answer them quickly, regardless...
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harry reid talk about the situation during a speech this morning. here is a brief look. >> the votes are set up to start a fourth rate. how ironclad as the vote tomorrow? >> talks about what? proposal, bring it to me. if they have a proposal, bring it to me. the easiest way to do this is get rid of these filibusters. logically, why would they hold up? this is one of the most interesting things. what is barack obama supposed to do? it is gone, all of it. it has only happened because of them. now, with these courts what they have done, you cannot have a recess appointment. we do not have time to wait and see. maybe we should just call justice kennedy. >> that was majority leader harry reid earlier today at the center for american progress. he has called for a meeting of all senators, by the way. discussing the changing a , we will beules able to catch their reaction, here's what they had to say after their meeting last -- last thursday. >> as you can see, this is a real mess. and it is not a good mess. the fact of the matter is that we protect the rig
harry reid talk about the situation during a speech this morning. here is a brief look. >> the votes are set up to start a fourth rate. how ironclad as the vote tomorrow? >> talks about what? proposal, bring it to me. if they have a proposal, bring it to me. the easiest way to do this is get rid of these filibusters. logically, why would they hold up? this is one of the most interesting things. what is barack obama supposed to do? it is gone, all of it. it has only happened because...
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majority leader harry reid is working they have a sequester repeal. can anything be done about the air travel delays? >> yes. look, my best solution is to undo sequester and replaced it with more rational types of cuts, and that would be leader reid has an amendment which got the support on our side, not on the other side, and having said that, i noted last night jay carney, the president's spokesperson, said he would be open to a solution just for faa. the transportation department has probably the worst lead on sequestration, because so many of their employees are not affected because they are funded in part it squeezes the air traffic controllers. no know that rockefeller along with senator thune was meeting yesterday with a faa to come up with a solution. i would certainly be open to it. >> have had hearings in the senate armed armed services committee and we have heard from everybody except the navy. the kinds of hearings we have, every one of our uniformed service chiefs have said it cannot defend the nation if we continue with this sequester. i
majority leader harry reid is working they have a sequester repeal. can anything be done about the air travel delays? >> yes. look, my best solution is to undo sequester and replaced it with more rational types of cuts, and that would be leader reid has an amendment which got the support on our side, not on the other side, and having said that, i noted last night jay carney, the president's spokesperson, said he would be open to a solution just for faa. the transportation department has...
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or harry reid. so now the leaders are in a position of flipping their positions. the republicans were threatening it eight years ago i guess it was. 2005. on judges. and we spoke against it. i spoke against it. i can't just say now we're in the majority. so now it's ok for the majority to change the rules of the senate whenever it wants at will? as arthur vanderberg said. i don't know if i answer your question. let me ask you a question. if i didn't answer your question, please repeat it. the answer is -- there was no specific progress last night but hopefully the seeds of progress were planted that a whole bunch of folks, including a whole bunch of democrats, urged our leaders to find a way to avoid this. >> second part of my question. you said most people probably don't believe, care much about progress. i suspect that's true for the people of detroit. and n't you agree that you senator stabenow, including your brother, would be better off devoting most of their time to helping detroit avoid its likely fate as a failed city which it appears to be? >> most of our
or harry reid. so now the leaders are in a position of flipping their positions. the republicans were threatening it eight years ago i guess it was. 2005. on judges. and we spoke against it. i spoke against it. i can't just say now we're in the majority. so now it's ok for the majority to change the rules of the senate whenever it wants at will? as arthur vanderberg said. i don't know if i answer your question. let me ask you a question. if i didn't answer your question, please repeat it. the...
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meeting with the replies -- meeting with the present will be mcconnell, john boehner, harry reid, and house democratic leader nancy pelosi. we have a camera set up outside the white house in case anyone from that meeting comes out to speak with reporters. we will bring that to you should happen. the house armed services committee top republicans are all agree to talk about the impact of the budget cuts to defense. we are planning to have that live at 10:30. this morning, "washington journal" talk with a reporter covering that meeting. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> apologize, we will bring that reported to you later. the army chief of staff says a fight over the budget is having a severe impact on our training. he said this morning the army is experiencing an $18 billion shortfall. he spoke this morning on cbs news and we will hear from the house armed services committee members at 10:00 eastern. in the meantime, a look at his comments on tuesday. >> this is a very complex issue. i have had the opportunity over the last several years to command at every level in combat, division
meeting with the replies -- meeting with the present will be mcconnell, john boehner, harry reid, and house democratic leader nancy pelosi. we have a camera set up outside the white house in case anyone from that meeting comes out to speak with reporters. we will bring that to you should happen. the house armed services committee top republicans are all agree to talk about the impact of the budget cuts to defense. we are planning to have that live at 10:30. this morning, "washington...
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majority leader harry reid hates it. they created it. imagine how the rest of us feel about it. somehow our leaders cannot seem to figure a way out of its. we all agree the country needs to find a more sustainable fiscal path. in my view, we need a balanced thatach, as wels said, includes both spending and revenues. cuts in spending should focus on programs of a growing the most, not on discretionary spending, which is not growing, is not the problem, and yet has already borne the brunt of cuts. the discretionary spending is a part of the budget where america's future lies. include such investment as research and education. cutting investment in our future is not the way to solve this problem. yet that is exactly what the sequester will do. there is a better way. we have talked about the impact of the sequester on an economy that is still recovering. i want to focus on the longer term, the economy and the nation that we will leave to our children, our grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. the research being cut but the sequester affects long-term health, quality of life, and e
majority leader harry reid hates it. they created it. imagine how the rest of us feel about it. somehow our leaders cannot seem to figure a way out of its. we all agree the country needs to find a more sustainable fiscal path. in my view, we need a balanced thatach, as wels said, includes both spending and revenues. cuts in spending should focus on programs of a growing the most, not on discretionary spending, which is not growing, is not the problem, and yet has already borne the brunt of...
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to harry reid, the house has tried to fix sequestration in the past. we've done nothing in the senate. it's one thing to be the world's most deliberative body. it's another thing to be just absent. we've been the most absent bodyy the nistry -- in the history of modern pod ticks. we're not doing anything in the senate so, harry, please take the president's proposal or come up with one of your own, put it on the floor and let's start voting. if you don't like what we're doing, come up with your own. now, as john will say, a little straight talk. we have our feeling on this proposal. on this sequestration idea. it was the president's idea, according to bob woodward's book, but we as the republican party agreed to. we got in this mess together and we're going to have to get out together. mr. president, help lead us and unlike anyone else on this stage, you are the commander in chief. do you really want your legacy to be at a time of great conflict, you led the american congress into a deal that would destroy the military at a time we needed it the most? y
to harry reid, the house has tried to fix sequestration in the past. we've done nothing in the senate. it's one thing to be the world's most deliberative body. it's another thing to be just absent. we've been the most absent bodyy the nistry -- in the history of modern pod ticks. we're not doing anything in the senate so, harry, please take the president's proposal or come up with one of your own, put it on the floor and let's start voting. if you don't like what we're doing, come up with your...
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we pass a bill thatays no budget, nsenate p, harry reid will do what he can to get a budget passed. host "justice to sue s&p on the major ratings they gave for cred default swaps." will the financial services committee be digging into it? guest: we will see where justice is going on this. we saw this way back when don frank was coming through the process and we were able to make summit -- when dodd-frank was coming through the process and we were able to make some changes and they should not have their stamp of approval on every single transaction. that was one of the things we pushed for to pass, that was not right with the system that we have now. we will see of justice goes further with this action. host: do you support the move? guest: i have not read their briefs and their >> i would almost make a bet that if you go back to your american history textbook, you go to the index, you find no mention of eugenics. my further bet with you is that if you go to your biology books in high school, you'd find no mention of the word eugenics. i just looked at the biology book assigned by mo
we pass a bill thatays no budget, nsenate p, harry reid will do what he can to get a budget passed. host "justice to sue s&p on the major ratings they gave for cred default swaps." will the financial services committee be digging into it? guest: we will see where justice is going on this. we saw this way back when don frank was coming through the process and we were able to make summit -- when dodd-frank was coming through the process and we were able to make some changes and they...
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those expected to attend, john boehner, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. >> here is a look at our prime time schedule. when i will briefings -- capital hill briefings. on c-span2 modernizing medicare and medicaid services. and on c-span3 how it affects students. >> the u.s. economy and job creation. we'll hear an assessment on the u.s. economy and why growth remains slow. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning everyone. i'd like to call the first meeting of the joint committee for the 113th session of dong order. the employment act of 1946 established the committee to make policy recommendations to congress. as the 37th chairman of the committee. i want to congratulation senator amy on becoming vice chair and welcome new and returning members to the committee. i would like to introduce our new members. representative of minute, of new york, senator roger of mississippi jor murphy of connecticut. and john of maryland. while the united states confronts many problems our most vexing economic challenge is the growth gap and how we close it. the growth gap between
those expected to attend, john boehner, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. >> here is a look at our prime time schedule. when i will briefings -- capital hill briefings. on c-span2 modernizing medicare and medicaid services. and on c-span3 how it affects students. >> the u.s. economy and job creation. we'll hear an assessment on the u.s. economy and why growth remains slow. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning everyone. i'd like to call the first...
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we have asked harry reid to take action. do not stop building for a compromise. america is looking for him. do not punished them for his inaction. >> my colleagues have pointed out the problem. july 1 is behind us now. the interest rates on subsidized stafford student loans doubled. the house passed legislation to keep that from happening. to tie student loan interest rates to the market, to the 10- year treasury, to make a solution to get politicians out of the business of setting the interest rate every election year. the white house has proposed a similar solution, a bipartisan group of senators in the senate have proposed a similar solution, and yet there is no action from the senate adjourned the leader. it is time for says democrats -- r senate democrats to give the students the relief they need. >> i will take a couple of questions. critical of the president, harry lead, on taking action. what makes you think in your statement today, earlier this morning, that they would be able to come together based under criticisms of how they have addressed these issue
we have asked harry reid to take action. do not stop building for a compromise. america is looking for him. do not punished them for his inaction. >> my colleagues have pointed out the problem. july 1 is behind us now. the interest rates on subsidized stafford student loans doubled. the house passed legislation to keep that from happening. to tie student loan interest rates to the market, to the 10- year treasury, to make a solution to get politicians out of the business of setting the...
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host: that was senate majority leader harry reid. your response to that proposal. guest: i believe that folks want to take senator reid seriously, about the appropriations process. and its importance. but again that's a fella who has complete control of the united states senate, and has failed to pass even one appropriations bill. we're supposed to pass 12 every year. that's work that's supposed to be done in may and june and july. and he hasn't even passed one. am i glad that he's -- [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good afternoon. today it is a pleasure to join my colleagues, our distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyer, or distinguished assistant leader, mr. clyburn, and our champion on this issue of a clean debt ceiling, congressman peter welch. who for years has demonstrated great leadership in lifting the debt ceiling. with a clean bill. indeed, to get nearly every democrat to sign this letter in a matter of days is quite a remarkable accomplishment. mr. hoyer has led the charg
host: that was senate majority leader harry reid. your response to that proposal. guest: i believe that folks want to take senator reid seriously, about the appropriations process. and its importance. but again that's a fella who has complete control of the united states senate, and has failed to pass even one appropriations bill. we're supposed to pass 12 every year. that's work that's supposed to be done in may and june and july. and he hasn't even passed one. am i glad that he's --...
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over in the senate, meanwhile, harry reid yesterday filed a motion to limit debate and force vote on the hagel nomination. harry reid said today, though, that republicans are mounting a full-scale filibuster of the hagel nomination. he said that there's never been a filibuster of a secretary of defense in the country's history. discussion on the nomination continues. senator leahy on the senate floor now and that is live on c-span2. also coming up live on booktv.org later today at 7:00 p.m. eastern, stephen hess who wrote "whatever happened to the washington reporters: 1978-2012." he interviewed journalist who is were covered the federal government and washington and 30 years later talked to 283 of those to find out where things went on in their career and the fields they covered. that discussion with stephen hess gets under way at 7:00 and that's at booktv.org. >> we have a habit in this country, if i may say, now of glossing over presidents. we decided, some people, that they're balancedying -- bald eagles and they have to be treated as symbols of the country. what that means, thou
over in the senate, meanwhile, harry reid yesterday filed a motion to limit debate and force vote on the hagel nomination. harry reid said today, though, that republicans are mounting a full-scale filibuster of the hagel nomination. he said that there's never been a filibuster of a secretary of defense in the country's history. discussion on the nomination continues. senator leahy on the senate floor now and that is live on c-span2. also coming up live on booktv.org later today at 7:00 p.m....
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. >> today, we did our job and it's up to harry reid in the senate to do theirs. we passed budget for three years. they have yet to pass the budget. it's time for them to get to work and pass a budget. >> families' budget, local governments' budget, businesses' budget, the federal government ought to have a budget. the senate hasn't passed a budget in four years. that's wrong. we have a fiscal crisis in this country. it's hurting our country and guaranteeing that our children and grandchildren have a diminished future. we can't do that, we can't keep on spending money. we know a debt crisis is coming. not a question of if, but when. pass a budget to fix the problem. the house has acted. we need the senate to join this debate so we can start debating the solutions about how to fix our fiscal crisis instead of debating whether there is a fiscal crisis in the first place. >> i will take a couple of questions. >> speaker boehner, the next deadline is the sequester. what does the house plan to do on the sequester and have you had any conversations with the president or
. >> today, we did our job and it's up to harry reid in the senate to do theirs. we passed budget for three years. they have yet to pass the budget. it's time for them to get to work and pass a budget. >> families' budget, local governments' budget, businesses' budget, the federal government ought to have a budget. the senate hasn't passed a budget in four years. that's wrong. we have a fiscal crisis in this country. it's hurting our country and guaranteeing that our children and...
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i will not attack that. >> tea party. >> harry reid's best friend. thank you for saving the majority in the senate 40 part iers. >> understood. >> reagan. >> principles. >> principals and liberals. it was ahead of his time on gay- rights. reagan was a liberal. >> president barack obama. , greatest president of the 21st century. obvious. even you have to agree he was better than bush. >> i would say cold, remote, and deeply cynical. >> an easy gone -- go.d >> present in the details. >> god is love. >> just buy a lot of the draw, you lead with satan. >> and is hate. >> the dark lord of good intentions. >> last run amok hugo chavez. now.tan's roommate couldeally we sish i annoy you, but he was a -- >> that is the end here and we need to hear from you. who is the winnerwho is it paul begala, or is it tucker carlson? >> i win. >> you go back and read the papers again. we want to thank each of these. we want to thank you, and i is missing want to thank paul begala. a little more of an uphill climb for him. we're delighted to have you both. thank you so muc
i will not attack that. >> tea party. >> harry reid's best friend. thank you for saving the majority in the senate 40 part iers. >> understood. >> reagan. >> principles. >> principals and liberals. it was ahead of his time on gay- rights. reagan was a liberal. >> president barack obama. , greatest president of the 21st century. obvious. even you have to agree he was better than bush. >> i would say cold, remote, and deeply cynical. >> an...
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shortly after presenting the plan to the media, senate majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell reacted. >> earlier this year, top republicans promised a kinder, gentler republican party. the republican party that cared about every american achieving their dreams. that was a quote. republican bantied about the words like fairness and community. they made overtures toward women and hispanics. they promised cooperation and end to brinksmanship. house majority leader cantor spoke of, quote, an agenda based on a shared vision of creating the conditions for health, happiness, and prosperity for more americans and their families. close quote. rebranding we thought was under way. then a few weeks passed and the republicans on fairness and equity made a direct u-turn back to where they started. today the house budget committee chairman, paul ryan, will unveil an extreme budget that's anything but balanced. his budget reflects the same skewed priorities the republican party has championed for years. the same cued parties americans rejected in november. the ryan republican
shortly after presenting the plan to the media, senate majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell reacted. >> earlier this year, top republicans promised a kinder, gentler republican party. the republican party that cared about every american achieving their dreams. that was a quote. republican bantied about the words like fairness and community. they made overtures toward women and hispanics. they promised cooperation and end to brinksmanship. house majority leader...
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quote, i think it's insane for republicans, who complained for four years about harry reid not having a budget, and now we are not going to agree to conference. that is beyond comprehension for me. i think it's beyond comprehension for the american people. why are you sitting on the budget? what are we doing here in this rule? this rule says let's pretend. let's make believe that the house and senate went to conference and let's pretend that they agreed, except let's pretend they agreed on the house budget numbers. the numbers that would cut the part of the budget that deals with our kids' education by over 20%. let's pretend that because we don't want to go through the normal process. that's what this rule does. it's a total fake and it's a fake because of the refusal to work these issues out in a transparent manner for the american people. the previous question is a very simple statement. it just says let's comply with the law which case a conference committee was supposed to have met and complete action by april 15. let's at least start down the process of complying with the law. i
quote, i think it's insane for republicans, who complained for four years about harry reid not having a budget, and now we are not going to agree to conference. that is beyond comprehension for me. i think it's beyond comprehension for the american people. why are you sitting on the budget? what are we doing here in this rule? this rule says let's pretend. let's make believe that the house and senate went to conference and let's pretend that they agreed, except let's pretend they agreed on the...
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a senate majority leader harry reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell talk about the different budget proposals. >> november's election is fresh. top republicans promised a gentler republican party, that cared about every american to achieve their dreams. fairness and opportunity. they made over turs toward women and hispanics and promised cooperation and end to brinkmansship. cantor spoke on agenda of showing conditions for health, happiness and prosperity for more americans and their families, closed quote. rebranding we thought was under way. and a few weeks past and the republican made a direct u-turn back to where they started. the house budget committee, chairman paul ryan will unveil an extreme budget to say anything but balance. this budget reflects the same skewed priorities the republican party has championed for years, the same skewed priorities. the ryan republican budget calls for more tax breaks for the wealthy and end to medicare as we know it and cuts to education and other programs to help america's economy grow and prosper. we have heard many times and i'll repeat it
a senate majority leader harry reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell talk about the different budget proposals. >> november's election is fresh. top republicans promised a gentler republican party, that cared about every american to achieve their dreams. fairness and opportunity. they made over turs toward women and hispanics and promised cooperation and end to brinkmansship. cantor spoke on agenda of showing conditions for health, happiness and prosperity for more americans and...
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i hear harry reid and i hear mitch mcconnell and they both get up and point the finger at the other assigned -- at the other side. in the meantime, i can guarantee you the people in sandy hook have not gotten support from the federal government or they have not done what they were supposed to do. and oklahoma is going to sit there for a long time. we could give 200 million dollars to egypt and fight endless wars and we cannot even take care of our own people, and we aren't no longer a nation -- we are no longer a nation that lives under the rule of law. host: representative goodlatte? guest: certainly it is very important that we recognize these issues are important, from several standpoint. number one, holding people accountable who do not follow the law. and secondly, making sure that people who are responsible for upholding the law understand and respect the united states constitution, the bill of rights, the first amendment, and organizations that organize in order to protest the government, in order to petition the government, in order to be outspoken about issues related to the issues
i hear harry reid and i hear mitch mcconnell and they both get up and point the finger at the other assigned -- at the other side. in the meantime, i can guarantee you the people in sandy hook have not gotten support from the federal government or they have not done what they were supposed to do. and oklahoma is going to sit there for a long time. we could give 200 million dollars to egypt and fight endless wars and we cannot even take care of our own people, and we aren't no longer a nation --...
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reid brought it directly to the floor rather than sending it through the regular process this ashen. as i said, baucus opposes the bill. montana does not have a sales tax. senator wyden from oregon has also been strongly opposed. obviously from the moral liberal wing of the senate, but he framed this as businesses taking over government responsibility. oregon does not have a sales tax. he sought exemptions for those sorts of states and retailers. the problem with that, senator and see points out, that if certain they cannot forced to comply by all likelihood those states would become the center of online retailer progress -- retailing gossip -- retailing because everyone would move there. host: how much could be raised? guest: $23 billion has been going around. it would go to states, counties, localities, whoever collects sales taxes. host: are there still companies that are not charging sales tax on internet purchases? guest: absolutely. i think it is fair to say most companies don't. the retailers and companies do, maybe not the majority but gradually an increasing number of online
reid brought it directly to the floor rather than sending it through the regular process this ashen. as i said, baucus opposes the bill. montana does not have a sales tax. senator wyden from oregon has also been strongly opposed. obviously from the moral liberal wing of the senate, but he framed this as businesses taking over government responsibility. oregon does not have a sales tax. he sought exemptions for those sorts of states and retailers. the problem with that, senator and see points...
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i think people know my record is i don't work for pelosi and i won't work for harry reid. i've taken positions outside the direction of my party, trot across the aisle when i can. there is a difference between compromise and vender however and i do agree with ed on the one point that sometimes the intractable positions taken on the hard right with tea party members leave us no alternative. >> the healthcare reform bill was signed into law three years ago this month. congressman marky you voted for it, congress lynch you voted fence it. how did you come to different conclusions? >> there were three major flaws with the health affordable care act. one was it gave a trust exemption to insurance companies that allows them to keep prices high. the second thing it did was it took away the limited amount of competition that we had with a public option which allowed states to go out and create competition in the insurance industry by offering low cost plans. the third flaw was it piled taxes upon taxes upon taxes upon healthcare. and so now we have a situation where employers are
i think people know my record is i don't work for pelosi and i won't work for harry reid. i've taken positions outside the direction of my party, trot across the aisle when i can. there is a difference between compromise and vender however and i do agree with ed on the one point that sometimes the intractable positions taken on the hard right with tea party members leave us no alternative. >> the healthcare reform bill was signed into law three years ago this month. congressman marky you...
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reid said, no, we're not going to throw up our hands. we will come up with a deal. i like to think of that when i want to feel optimistic, that something good can be done. we're talking to agencies about alternatives to furlough. we have labor agreements, bargaining agreements that give us the right and opportunity to sit down and talk about these furloughs and if they happen, how they will be implemented. host: what do you negotiate? guest: we negotiate the scheduling of the furloughs. again, if we fail to stop them and they do, in fact, occur, we have bargaining rights over what we call impact and imitation. though it is management's right to do the furloughs, -- host: you cannot stop that? guest: not at the collective bargaining exactly, but we can talk about how they will be implemented. we cannot criticize the agency for saying they want to put mission first. their responsibility, i suppose, and their position is that they want to minimize the impact on the public. and in that case, they probably want staggered for those -- furlough
reid said, no, we're not going to throw up our hands. we will come up with a deal. i like to think of that when i want to feel optimistic, that something good can be done. we're talking to agencies about alternatives to furlough. we have labor agreements, bargaining agreements that give us the right and opportunity to sit down and talk about these furloughs and if they happen, how they will be implemented. host: what do you negotiate? guest: we negotiate the scheduling of the furloughs. again,...
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and as long as you have someone in the senate, like majority leader harry reid, who also wants to move forward, i think you're still going to see some action. host: let's hear what president obama had to say. this is when he was on "meet the press" right before the new year, him talking to david gregory. >> i'm asking about time frame, as you well know, your second- term president, even having one re-election, your capital is limited. what is your single priority of the second term? what is the equivalent to healthcare? >> well, there are a couple of things that we need to get done. i've said that fixing our broken i will great system is a top priority -- our broken immigration system is a top priority. i will introduce legislation to get that done. we've talked about it long enough. we know how we can fix it. we can do it in a comprehensive way that the american people support. that's something we should get done. host: president obama on nbc december 30. how much of that, off and on -- fawn johnson, do you hear as a response to the election? guest: well, it's largely a response to th
and as long as you have someone in the senate, like majority leader harry reid, who also wants to move forward, i think you're still going to see some action. host: let's hear what president obama had to say. this is when he was on "meet the press" right before the new year, him talking to david gregory. >> i'm asking about time frame, as you well know, your second- term president, even having one re-election, your capital is limited. what is your single priority of the second...
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harry reid earlier today said he would like to see -- he is working toward a vote on the senate floor today. no word on whether that will happen. in response to rand paul, the attorney general or the letter that said, dear senator paul, it has come to my attention that you have asked an additional question, does the president have the authority to use a weapon is drawn to kill an american not engaged in combat on american soil? the answers that question is no. sincerely, eric holder. ♪ we are back live at the white house. the president is going to sign the violence against women act, which passed in the house last week. earlier today in united nations, the security council voted sanctions against north korea because of their latest threat. here is what it looked like. >> today to security council unanimously adopted a resolution 2094m condemning north korea's highly productive their right 12 nuclear test and imposing significant new sanctions under chapter seven of the u.n. charter. the strength, bread, and severity of the sanctions will raise the cost to north korea of its illicit
harry reid earlier today said he would like to see -- he is working toward a vote on the senate floor today. no word on whether that will happen. in response to rand paul, the attorney general or the letter that said, dear senator paul, it has come to my attention that you have asked an additional question, does the president have the authority to use a weapon is drawn to kill an american not engaged in combat on american soil? the answers that question is no. sincerely, eric holder. ♪ we are...
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i think people know my record is i don't work for nancy pelosi and i will not work for harry reid. i've taken positions that have been outside the direction of my party and gone across the aisle and i could. there's a difference between compromise and surrender, however. that agree with ed sometimes the track the position taken by the house right especially with the party members really leaves us no alternative. >> the health care reform bill was signed into law in three years ago this month. you voted for it, congressman markey and congressman lynch voted against it. how did you come to different conclusions? >> there were three major flaws with the affordable care act. one was it gave an antitrust exemption to insurance companies, which allows them to keep prices very high and allows them to act in restraint of trade. the second thing the affordable care act did was it took away the limited amount of competition that we had with the public auction, which allowed states to go out and create competition in the insurance industry by offering low-cost plans. the third slot in the aff
i think people know my record is i don't work for nancy pelosi and i will not work for harry reid. i've taken positions that have been outside the direction of my party and gone across the aisle and i could. there's a difference between compromise and surrender, however. that agree with ed sometimes the track the position taken by the house right especially with the party members really leaves us no alternative. >> the health care reform bill was signed into law in three years ago this...
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. >> harry reid said recently that the assault weapons ban as well as limits on magazine clips, those two pieces of us those two provisions would not be part of any bill that they would get a vote through an amendment process. do you suspect that background checks as well as making gun trafficking a federal crime, that those also get a vote through the process? >> no, they would be part of the bill. this is having the support to get through. we also suspect from the developments that signal that there is language now regarding background checks which would be amenable to a enough democrats and republicans. the senator from west virginia, one of the real centrist is said to be working on making sure that the language is amenable to folks like yourself and other moderate democrats and republicans. they're hoping to get people like tom coburn, or mccain to put enough of those together. the capital is empty, the void of lawmakers, because they're continuing their recess. they are scattered across the country and across the world. >> what do we know is slated to happen? this could change.
. >> harry reid said recently that the assault weapons ban as well as limits on magazine clips, those two pieces of us those two provisions would not be part of any bill that they would get a vote through an amendment process. do you suspect that background checks as well as making gun trafficking a federal crime, that those also get a vote through the process? >> no, they would be part of the bill. this is having the support to get through. we also suspect from the developments...
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reid. msnbc terminated us for the crime of jwi. that is journalism during wartime while independent. jwi may be a crime in mainstream media, but it is the kind of unauthorized, unembedded coverage that you get from the authors and journalists that we have assembled on this panel. it is the kind of coverage you get from the jeremy skahills, and the independent media outlets that are so featured at this conference this weekend. many liberal journalists who were vocal about war and human rights and civil liberties during the bush area seem to have lost or muted their voices during the obama era. it says something about the lack of serious national debate about so-called national security, that last month, one of the loudest mainstream tv news questioners of the president's right to assassinate americans was sean hannity at fox. that is obscene. it says something about mainstream tv that the toughest and most consistent questioners are not on a news channel. they are on the comedy channel. a fe
reid. msnbc terminated us for the crime of jwi. that is journalism during wartime while independent. jwi may be a crime in mainstream media, but it is the kind of unauthorized, unembedded coverage that you get from the authors and journalists that we have assembled on this panel. it is the kind of coverage you get from the jeremy skahills, and the independent media outlets that are so featured at this conference this weekend. many liberal journalists who were vocal about war and human rights...
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so there's going to be a usual dance in the senate where majority leader harry reid tries to find a bill with 60 votes -- will get 60 votes to pass the republican filibuster. >> how does this continuing resolution address that the cuts that are already in effect or went into effect with the sequester on march 1? >> they implement the sequester. they assume that the sequester has taken place. this bill was originally written at the spending level of $1.03 trillion. this is for defense and other discretionary domestic programs, not entitlements like medicare, medicaid and social security. and then there's a clause in it that says the sequester will take effect so it moves the level down to $982 billion. that prompted a lot of complaints on the floor from house democrats because it does nothing in their minds to stop the sequester which they say is onerous and a meat ax approach to cutting. >> well, the current short-term spending measures ends in three weeks, march 27. what's the process from here in the senate, what's the end game? >> the end game is to try to get a bill that will pass bo
so there's going to be a usual dance in the senate where majority leader harry reid tries to find a bill with 60 votes -- will get 60 votes to pass the republican filibuster. >> how does this continuing resolution address that the cuts that are already in effect or went into effect with the sequester on march 1? >> they implement the sequester. they assume that the sequester has taken place. this bill was originally written at the spending level of $1.03 trillion. this is for...
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harry reid released a statement on the jobless numbers and saying the numbers showed the economy is growing and is poised to grow even faster in the months to come. house speaker boehner reacted to today's numbers with this -- the details on today bus labor report are available at our website, c-span.org. yesterday the senate judiciary committee approved a gun trafficking bill that toughens penalties for those who buy guns for people who cannot legally owned edouard following the party line vote, the committee debated on legislation to ban assault weapons. the markup last about an hour and f40 minutes. we will show you this as much as possible until the state department event begins, a around 3:00 p.m. >> good morning. we have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine senators. i think, senator grassley, we can get going. first off i want to thank senator paul for having a filibuster which kept everybody still in town so we can have a quorom to talk about guns that may not have been his number one reason for doing it, but we take ancillary benefits wherever they come from. last w
harry reid released a statement on the jobless numbers and saying the numbers showed the economy is growing and is poised to grow even faster in the months to come. house speaker boehner reacted to today's numbers with this -- the details on today bus labor report are available at our website, c-span.org. yesterday the senate judiciary committee approved a gun trafficking bill that toughens penalties for those who buy guns for people who cannot legally owned edouard following the party line...
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while in the senate harry reid and patty murray are considering a budget that never balances. it increases taxes by $1 trillion and let's medicare and social security race towards bankruptcy. and it turns medicare into a program that rations benefits to seniors. make no mistake, washington is approaching $17 trillion of debt and more than 12 million americans are unable to find work. the decisions we make will either sink us deeper into debt or put us on a path that encourages job creation and restores the belief that if we work hard and make tough choices, our kids will inherit a stronger country. mr. speaker, the choice is clear. if hoosier families balanced their budgets, washington doesn't have an excuse. it's time the president and the senate offer real solutions for hardworking hoosier families. i commend chairman ryan and the house budget committee for their hard work and i urge my colleagues to support the resolution. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. i now yield two minutes
while in the senate harry reid and patty murray are considering a budget that never balances. it increases taxes by $1 trillion and let's medicare and social security race towards bankruptcy. and it turns medicare into a program that rations benefits to seniors. make no mistake, washington is approaching $17 trillion of debt and more than 12 million americans are unable to find work. the decisions we make will either sink us deeper into debt or put us on a path that encourages job creation and...
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senate majority leader harry reid says he is hoping to begin floor consideration of the immigration bill the wake of gene -- of june 10. is a $73.3 billion spending bill designed to house and equip the nation's military troop and families. the second spending bill up for debate next week it's funding for the homeland security department. both chambers return for legislative work monday at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. you can watch the house life here on c-span and the senate on c-span2. arrived fourirst years ago, i am sure you never imagined that at the end of that, there will be a lady behind a podium talking to you in a funny accent. this accent has been the bane of 1980istence until in moved to norah cut england and i met henry kissinger, and he said to me -- don't ever worry about your accent. in american public life, you can never underestimate the advantages of complete and total income sprint ability. -- and copperheads ability. >> this week and, more commencement stories from government officials tonight at 8:00 eastern. , fedirector robert mueller chairman denver nagy, maryland gove
senate majority leader harry reid says he is hoping to begin floor consideration of the immigration bill the wake of gene -- of june 10. is a $73.3 billion spending bill designed to house and equip the nation's military troop and families. the second spending bill up for debate next week it's funding for the homeland security department. both chambers return for legislative work monday at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. you can watch the house life here on c-span and the senate on c-span2. arrived...
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senator harry reid said the employment report proves that our economy cannot afford more policies like the sequester. the think this jobs number is a direct result of the sequester? cell cannot afford more phone " -- self-inflicted setbacks like be sequester. you would have to turn in your economics degree if you did not concur with the universally held opinion that the sequester would result in a reduction in job growth. that is a broadly accepted that. i do not think anybody believes we should be embracing economic policies that cause our economy to grow less fast and create fewer jobs. most on capitol hill believe we should embrace economic policies and do the opposite of that. the sequester is bad policy. it was an unassisted said that and it was self-inflicted. i am pointing to assessments made by the council of economic advisers and paul kruger. impact onter had an this and it is hard to assess how much. there are other factors at play. broadly, whe i
senator harry reid said the employment report proves that our economy cannot afford more policies like the sequester. the think this jobs number is a direct result of the sequester? cell cannot afford more phone " -- self-inflicted setbacks like be sequester. you would have to turn in your economics degree if you did not concur with the universally held opinion that the sequester would result in a reduction in job growth. that is a broadly accepted that. i do not think anybody believes we...
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hold another rally instead of traveling a mile and a half and sitting down to harry reid and coming up with a plan to, to replace these cuts with smarter reforms and smarter approaches. over the last 10 months, the republicans have been working and we have passed two bills to replace these cuts. we need the president to stop campaigning for higher taxes and come back to washington d.c. and the lead. dodge the president is more interested in holding a campaign rally and urging the senate democrats to actually pass the plan. we know there are smarter ways to cut spending and continued to grow our economy. that is why republicans have acted to replace the sequester with what we would argue are smarter cuts. the president says we have to have another tax increase to avoid the sequestered. you got your tax increase. it is time to cut spending in washington. instead of using our military men and women as campaign props, begin to address our problems. the house has acted twice and we should not have to act a third time before the senate begins to do their work. >> we heard the president said
hold another rally instead of traveling a mile and a half and sitting down to harry reid and coming up with a plan to, to replace these cuts with smarter reforms and smarter approaches. over the last 10 months, the republicans have been working and we have passed two bills to replace these cuts. we need the president to stop campaigning for higher taxes and come back to washington d.c. and the lead. dodge the president is more interested in holding a campaign rally and urging the senate...
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reid's and was carried over and over again, and finally died of boredom. i appreciate c-span's coverage. of my news from c- span, listening directly. i am retired, so i have plenty of time, so i am doing some of my spreadsheet work here at home. host: let's go on to a student in texas. caller: hi. i have been watching this show, and it has been amazing, but my question is, as a journalist student, we are talked to gap to bridge between the celebrity world which everybody is covering and also the real life, and my question is, is where am i supposed to do this? am i supposed to follow my heart to give everybody the news that i feel it is important or give them what they want to approve guest: i would say follow your heart. do what you feel comfortable with. then, i am very critical of media, but i think there are places that are doing straight news, serious news, and you need to align yourself with one of those, or start a blog. there are plenty of outlets. there is a lot of interesting work being done around data, mapping, and a lot of things that were not
reid's and was carried over and over again, and finally died of boredom. i appreciate c-span's coverage. of my news from c- span, listening directly. i am retired, so i have plenty of time, so i am doing some of my spreadsheet work here at home. host: let's go on to a student in texas. caller: hi. i have been watching this show, and it has been amazing, but my question is, as a journalist student, we are talked to gap to bridge between the celebrity world which everybody is covering and also...
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yet it is mandated in law, that harry reid and his pals are supposed to pass one every year. who is doing the investigation for that? host: before we let you go, what do you think about this report that sigtarp put out specifically looking at executive pay at bail out companies? caller: of course it is disgusting. but the senate gets paid for doing nothing. i wonder where they get the idea from? -- raise an important point. anybody who tries to rip off -- guest: you raise an important point. anybody tries to rip out -- representative off the taxpayer is reprehensible. we are coming out very aggressive on anyone in that investigation. those who may be thinking about that or doing that now should take a warning by the fact we are sending people to jail. host: christy romero is special investigator for tarp -- sigtarp for short. coming up next, our america by the numbers segment. looking at the health and life expectancy of americans compared to other countries. we will be right back. >> having observed a steady improvement in the opportunities and well-being of our citizens, i
yet it is mandated in law, that harry reid and his pals are supposed to pass one every year. who is doing the investigation for that? host: before we let you go, what do you think about this report that sigtarp put out specifically looking at executive pay at bail out companies? caller: of course it is disgusting. but the senate gets paid for doing nothing. i wonder where they get the idea from? -- raise an important point. anybody who tries to rip off -- guest: you raise an important point....
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in 1985 ted kennedy, harry reid, joe biden all supported giving public sector employees the flexibility to choose comp time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i cannot think of a better mother's day gift. this is something we can do right now to help families at a time when they need it most. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina yields back. the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. i now recognize the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman for his leadership in yielding. i rise in opposition to the republican party's working families flexibility act. it should be named the fake flexibility act. it's failure to advertise truthfully. if you were true, you would call it the more work and less pay act. and under this bill workers would lose the basic guarantees of fair pay for overtime work and time off from work under the fair labo
in 1985 ted kennedy, harry reid, joe biden all supported giving public sector employees the flexibility to choose comp time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i cannot think of a better mother's day gift. this is something we can do right now to help families at a time when they need it most. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina yields back. the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. mr. courtney: thank you,...